On August 19, 2024, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against a registered investment adviser for alleged violations of Section 206(4) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule...more
On September 19, 2024, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against a registered investment adviser for allegedly making misleading statements regarding how it managed investments for clients...more
On June 14, 2024, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against a registered investment adviser for disseminating allegedly misleading performance information of a private fund that it...more
On April 17, 2024, the SEC’s Division of Examinations issued its latest risk alert regarding Rule 206(4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, known as the Marketing Rule. Following the examinations staff’s June 2023 and...more
On April 29, 2024, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against a registered investment adviser for alleged violations of Section 17(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, Rule 17d-1...more
On April 12, 2024, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against five registered investment advisers for alleged violations of Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, known as...more
On March 27, 2024, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Examinations issued a risk alert highlighting its intent to focus, during examinations and outreach on market participants’ preparations for the shortening of the standard...more
On March 27, 2024, the SEC adopted amendments to Rule 203A-2(e) (the Internet Adviser Exemption) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to narrow the types of small investment advisers that can register with the SEC in...more
On September 11, 2023, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against nine registered investment advisers for disseminating hypothetical performance returns on their public websites without...more
On July 26, 2023, the SEC issued proposed rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to narrow the types of smaller investment advisers that can register with the SEC in reliance on the Internet adviser exemption....more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts –
PROPOSED RULES –
SEC Proposes Rule Changes for Proxy Advisory Firms –
On November 5, 2019, the SEC issued a release proposing amendments to the federal proxy rules...more
12/20/2019
/ Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Form CRS ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
MiFID II ,
New Guidance ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Solicitations ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Rule 206(4)-5 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals
On October 18, 2019, the SEC issued a release proposing amendments to Rule 0 5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that would expedite the review process for certain applications for exemptive relief under the 1940 Act....more
On October 26, 2017, the SEC staff issued a no-action letter providing relief to broker-dealers that provide research that constitutes “investment advice” under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to investment managers...more
On June 5, 2019, the SEC adopted a package of rules and interpretations addressing standards of conduct for broker-dealers and investment advisers:
• Regulation Best Interest. Regulation BI establishes a standard of...more
7/5/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Form CRS ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
New Rules ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Retail Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Transactions ,
Standard of Care ,
Standard of Conduct
Investment Services Regulatory Update –
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts –
New Rules –
SEC Adopts Rules and Interpretations Concerning the Standard of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers...more
7/3/2019
/ Advisors Act ,
Best Interest Standard ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
New Rules ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts –
SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS –
OCIE Announces Risk-Based Sweep Exam of Funds, ETFs and Advisers -
On November 8, 2018, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts –
SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS –
OCIE Publishes Risk Alert on Compliance Issues Relating to Best Execution –
On July 11, 2018, the Office of Compliance Inspections and...more
8/21/2018
/ Best Execution ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dismissals ,
Duty of Care ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Excessive Fees ,
Exemptions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investors ,
JOBS Act ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
OCIE ,
Pending Legislation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Rules ,
Risk Alert ,
Section 36(b) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Virtual Currency
New Rules, Propsed Rules, Guidance and Alerts -
SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS -
SEC Staff Extends No-Action Relief on Auditor Independence and the “Loan Provision” -
On September 22, 2017, the staff of the SEC’s...more
10/24/2017
/ Auditor Independence ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
EDGAR ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ETFs ,
Fidelity Investments ,
Guidance Update ,
Hackers ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Management ,
Listing Standards ,
Mutual Funds ,
Nasdaq ,
New Rules ,
No-Action Letters ,
No-Action Relief ,
OCIE ,
Penalties ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Statements ,
Registered Funds ,
Regulation S-X ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)